Ventavis and Night sweats - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Night sweats is reported as a side effect among people who take Ventavis (iloprost), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Effexor, and have Pulmonary hypertension.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Night sweats when taking Ventavis. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,968 people who have side effects when taking Ventavis from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Ventavis?
Ventavis has active ingredients of iloprost. eHealthMe is studying from 11,982 Ventavis users. Check the latest studies of Ventavis.
What is Night sweats?
Night sweats (sweating in night) is found to be associated with 1,528 drugs and 1,689 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Night sweats.
11,968 people reported to have side effects when taking Ventavis.
Among them, 18 people (0.15%) have Night sweats.

Among these 18 people:
How long have people been on Ventavis when they have Night sweats? *
- < 1 month: 33.33 %
- 1 - 6 months: 66.67 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Night sweats when taking Ventavis? *
- female: 93.75 %
- male: 6.25 %
What is the age of people who have Night sweats when taking Ventavis? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 6.25 %
- 40-49: 6.25 %
- 50-59: 6.25 %
- 60+: 81.25 %
What are other drugs people take besides Ventavis? *
- Adcirca: 5 people, 27.78%
- Tracleer: 5 people, 27.78%
- Effexor: 5 people, 27.78%
- Lexapro: 4 people, 22.22%
- Tadalafil: 3 people, 16.67%
- Opsumit: 3 people, 16.67%
- Coumadin: 3 people, 16.67%
- Zosyn: 2 people, 11.11%
- Revatio: 2 people, 11.11%
- Rabeprazole: 2 people, 11.11%
What are other side effects people have besides Night sweats? *
- Headache (pain in head): 9 people, 50.00%
- Itching: 8 people, 44.44%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 8 people, 44.44%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 7 people, 38.89%
- Diarrhea: 5 people, 27.78%
- Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 5 people, 27.78%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 5 people, 27.78%
- Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 5 people, 27.78%
- Depression: 5 people, 27.78%
- Chest Pain: 5 people, 27.78%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Pulmonary Hypertension (increase in blood pressure in the lung artery): 11 people, 61.11%
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 7 people, 38.89%
- Right Ventricular Failure (right half of the heart fails to work): 2 people, 11.11%
- Pneumonia: 2 people, 11.11%
- Anaemia (lack of blood): 2 people, 11.11%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Ventavis:
- Ventavis (11,982 reports)
Night sweats treatments and more:
- Night sweats (40,332 reports)
How severe was Night sweats and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of iloprost:
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Ventavis:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Night sweats:
- Night sweats (1,528 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Night sweats:
- Night sweats (1,689 conditions)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Murday HK, Rusli FD, Blandy C, Vollenhoven B, "Night sweats: it may be hemochromatosis", Climacteric, 2016 Jul .
- Murday HK, Rusli FD, Blandy C, Vollenhoven B, "Night sweats: it may be hemochromatosis", Climacteric, 2016 Jul .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on iloprost (the active ingredients of Ventavis) and Ventavis (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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